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Would love to see him with a proper technical creative link between him and CM. Someone able to exploit space between the opposition defence and midfield without Isak having to go too deep too often and be less isolated centrally. Not only that, but having this creative attacking midfielder would often also draw in one of the CB’s out of position leaving more space for Isak to run into. We would also have something different than just trying to take advantage from the wide positions. But to be able to “carry” a more offensive player we have to get better when it comes to possession overall. Having said that there are creative options out there that aren’t weak and slow as piss too, definitely. Finding the right balance is key. Isak would benefit sooo much from this. Unbelievable the potential is with him if he can stay fit and the system is built more around him than it is now.

Has the Juve board tried to get KP? Because Allegri doesn’t want him.

They can

Alright. Didn’t think you meant it as you quoted Supertoon.

Not anymore. Well, 5 years is the maximum.

Very difficult to get the top quality in January that we should aim to bring in. No point in bringing in players that won’t improve our first team. Unless it’s super talented young player with potential to become transformational in the next couple of years. Keep the powder dry and get the real deals done in the summer.

Well it would be quite the jump if he’s a regular next season. Considering that he hasn’t got any game time at all barely. Despite our crisis. Personally I’d rather see us go for a proper 1st choice LB for the money. He might prove to be class next season. Really hope so if we plan to spend 30m on him in the summer.

Hope we don’t have to sign him and spend that money if we don’t believe he is good enough to play a part this season.

Eddie looks so tired….

Yea!!

Not a penalty.

Poor finish.

Please quit doing the long balls quite as often.

Isak will be king today.

Didn’t know you had internet in prisons over there.

Didn’t think KP to Juventus would ever happen. Allegri doesnt even want him. Not that i think we will get him anyway.

The footballing ability of that “group” ain’t of very high quality overall though. There’s a reason we struggle without Bruno. Because he’s the only one with proper footballing quality on the ball. Tonali obviously has a high ceiling potentially, new to the league. So does Miley (still so young).

IF he leaves I’d be extremely sad and gutted, but he would go with my best wishes 100%. He came here when we were sinking and has been nothing but brilliant on and off the pitch. Love him! Im absolutely certain that he genuinely loves it here and is super happy in every way. Having said that… Take my Nufc emotions and bias away, if I was him I wouldn’t be looking to move away and go, and I don’t think he will. But if the right opportunity comes up I both think he will and should go for his own best (mostly career wise). As said I would be gutted but at the same i time I would see the positive opportunities it might also give us. As a single player he is irreplaceable no doubt. Hope he stays and we can strengthen anyway. Enjoy your weekend folks.

Wherever KP ends up my gut feeling is that he will flop and not produce very good performances.

He very much is and I absolutely love him. I’m just not sure if we can evolve quickly enough to manage to keep hold of him. Even though he is our crown jewel would selling him help us overall as well? Would it give us the chance of getting an extra 4 50m players or similar instead? I’m just thinking hypothetically here. Also, was it Ashworth who said that we will likely sell one of our better players here and there to allow us to progress properly? Players that we won’t want to sell ideally.

Hypothetically speaking. IF we sold Bruno for say 100m. How much would that open up in regards to FFP, as in how much extra would that alone give us to spend? Heart says “I don’t want him sold no matter what”. Head says that maybe, just maybe it’s something we have to do to be able to progress as a whole? He has his best years ahead of him. Does he personally have the time to grow with us? He will be 27 next season and is in his prime years now and the next 3-4 seasons ahead. Im thinking outside the box here, like really. I desperately want him to be part of us as we grow and I really really want him to stay. But can we grow quick enough? Would it be “win win” for everyone if he was sold for a 100m? Apart from that we don’t really want to sell our best players and it would be heartbreaking too.

I don’t think he’s the route we should go. I’m not totally against it but prefer us to not sign him.

He s World Class imo. It’s just that in a team like ours some of his weaknesses gets exposed at times, especially when we are bad. EVERY player has weaknesses and they can be seen, especially when the team as a whole doesn’t quite work. Put Bruno in one of the world best possession based teams and it won’t take a lot of time before he’s a level above next level. Better ball playing players around him in a team that is great in possession and control games that’s when we will see the absolute true best version of him. I think the biggest weakness he has is in defensive transitions. Otherwise I don’t see much tbh. Maybe his shooting. We just need to get the team working correctly again to prevent these and othera weaknesses from happening too often. He is amazing, he truly is. He would be even better and higher rated in a different kind of team imo.

IF we are to bring in any players in January already then I hope it’s young super talented players that aren’t super expensive (yet) and give them some game time here and there and let them prosper hopefully and bed in and be ready to compete for next season. But they have to be really talented otherwise it’s rather pointless. I don’t want us to spend too much money on an old player. Then in the summer try for more transformational players. For example, it wouldn’t be bad business to sign some young RW for a good price and hope we hit jackpot. Then in the summer sign another RW of the highest quality possible. Can’t say I’ve seen much of him. But maybe someone like Mathias Soule? Supposed to be very very talented and seems available for a good price and we have been linked.

Fair and good post imo and I agree with a lot of it.